War and Peace

Abstract

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives” [1]. MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky believes that the U.S. official doctrine of low-intensity warfare is almost identical to the official definition of terrorism [2]. Political commentator Bill Maher equates U.S. drone attacks with terrorist acts [3].

World peace is as simple and elegant as E = mc ².

—Newton Lee

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

—Albert Einstein (December 14, 1930)

Too many of us think [peace] is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. … Our problems are manmade—therefore they can be solved by man.

—President John F. Kennedy (June 10, 1963)

We must either love each other, or we must die.

—President Lyndon Johnson in “Peace Little Girl (Daisy)” (September 7, 1964)

Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.

—Martin Luther King Jr .

Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (December 11, 1964)

The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice.

—President Barack Obama ,

Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (December 10, 2009)

If there is an Internet connection, my camera is more powerful [than my AK-47].

—Syrian dissident Abu Ghassan (June 2012)

Instead of building walls to create security, we need to build bridges.

—U.S. Navy Admiral and former NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis , TEDGlobal 2012 (June 2012)

We believe that relationships between nations aren’t just about relationships between governments or leaders—they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people.

—First Lady Michelle Obama (March 25, 2014)

The meaning of our whole life and existence is love.

—Russian President Vladimir Putin (November 7, 2014)